• Eagles softball rebounds from first loss of season

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Middletown High School South’s Nikki Curran arrives at second base ahead of the throw as Middletown High School North shortstop Nikki Alfano waits for the throw to arrive during the Shore Conference A North Division game April 10 at Middletown North. The visiting Eagles won the game, 11-2. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC…

  • Talk slated on benefits of butterflies, moths

    The Navesink Garden Club will host Lorraine Kiefer, who will present a program to garden enthusiasts at 1 p.m. April 21 at The Atrium at Navesink Harbor, 40 Riverside Ave., Red Bank. The presentation is free and open to the public. Kiefer will discuss why gardeners should attract butterflies and moths to their gardens and…

  • Helen B. Baczeski

    Helen B. Baczeski, 89, died April 4, 2015, at her daughter’s residence in Plainsboro. She was born and raised in Perth Amboy and resided in South River since 1962. Since 2007, she has resided with her daughter in Plainsboro. Helen retired in 2003 as secretary of the Middlesex County Education Association of East Brunswick. She…

  • Brighton Beach Memoirs

    TOP PICK Center Players, Freehold’s award-winning resident theater company, brings a little bit of old Brooklyn to downtown Freehold with its production of “Brighton Beach Memoirs,” written by Neil Simon and directed by Leslie Hochman of Matawan. This comedy-drama is an autobiographical play set in 1937, when Neil Simon was a teen living in Brighton…

  • Garden club presents scholarship to student

    The Navesink Garden Club recently awarded the $1,000 Mary Cain Scholarship to Leif Pettersen, an environmental science major at Brookdale Community College. Club members President Irene Saputo and Awards Chairperson Jo McKeon-Hutton presented the scholarship to Pettersen during the Scholarship Recognition Ceremony, which was held March 25 at Brookdale Community College. Scholarship applicants had to…

  • Comedy Night set for April 18 in Matawan

    The Italian American Association of Monmouth County will host a Comedy Night from 7-11 p.m. April 18 at The Reception Center at Saint Clement, 172 Freneau Ave., Matawan. Proceeds will benefit the association’s scholarship and cultural fund. All are welcome. The cost is $45 and includes a buffet dinner and comedy entertainment. A cash bar…

  • Neighborhood group slates social event

    The Chapel Hill Association will hold its inaugural “Pot Luck Spring Tea Party” from 3-5 p.m. April 19 at Oasis Farms, 89 Sleepy Hollow Road, Middletown. The social event is for residents of the Chapel Hill neighborhood. The Chapel Hill Association seeks to exchange ideas and look out for the interests of the neighborhood, as…

  • Bayonet Farm to host Earth Day Festival

    An upcoming event will promote environmental awareness within the community. The 17th annual Holmdel Earth Day Festival will take place noon to 4 p.m. May 3 at Bayonet Farm. The festival is sponsored by Citizens for Informed Land Use (CILU) and the Holmdel Environmental Commission. Parking, admission and most of the attractions are free. The…

  • Fund provides soldier with service dog

    HOLMDEL — The Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski II Memorial Fund, through its Sgt. Denny Project, was instrumental in providing a specially trained Labrador retriever named Ginger to wounded warrior Denise, helping her move forward after suffering from post-traumatic stress. For soldiers returning home from combat, the transition back into society can be overwhelming. The hyper-vigilance…

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